Control mechanism.



L. F. GOODSPBED.

CONTROL MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED ooT.1o, 1910.

1,1 @L692 Patented June 30, 1914.

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LEI'AND F. GOODSPEED, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TOMILWAUKEE LOCOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A COR- PORATION OF WISCONSIN.

` CONTROL IMEICHANISM.v

' Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1914.

Application led October 10, 1910. Serin-a1 No. 586,219.

The principal object of my'invention is to provide an in'iproved controlling mechanism for motor vehicles of simple construction and adapted to be readily and conveniently manipulated.

In the accompanying drawings; the figure is a diagrammatic view of a rail motor car equipment, with my improvements applied thereto.

The rail motor vehicle equipment shown diagrammatically in the drawing comprises a change speed gear mechanism l, forward and reversing clutch mechanism 2, and a brake mechanism 3. For the purposes of the present invention the particular construction of the above mechanisms is not material.

According to my invention, a central controlling shaft 4 is provided, one end -of which is squared to carry a hand wheel 5,

free to move longitudinally thereon, and' having a threaded portion 6 on its opposite end for a nut 7. A lever 8, fulcrumed at 9,

is secured at one end to the nut 7, so that rotation of the shaft 4 causes a longitudinal movement of the nut 7 and a corresponding to-and-fro movement of the lever 8. Said lever 8 is operatively connected to the shaft 10 of the forward and reversing clutch mechanism 2 and thus by rotating the hand wheel 5 the clutch mechanism 2 may be operated to throw in either one of the clutches as desired.

Mounted on the central shaft 4 is a tubular shaft 11, on one end of which is secured the hand wheel 5 and having on its opposite end collars 13 between which a fork 14 operates.- Said fork forms part of a rocker arm 15 which is operatively connected by a rod 24 to an arm 16 for the purpose of controlling the change speed gear mechanism 1. By shlftlng the hand wheel 5 longitudinally, the tubular shaft 11 may be moved either backward or forward and thereby the arm 1G of the change gear mechanism `may be shiftsegment is operatively connected to-the brake mechanism 3, and so, upon turning the hand wheel 18 the Worm 19 is rotated and a toand-fro movement is thereby imparted kto the segment 20, to effect the application and the release of the brakes. It will now be' evident that three separate mechanisms are controlled. byV the manipulation of only two hand-Wheels, any one of which may be operated at will and independently of the others.

Having new described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is y 1. A control mechanism for motor vehicles comprising a central shaft for operating one vehicle mechanisrma tubular shaft mounted on said central shaft for operating another vehicle mechanism, a single vmanually operated device adapted to impart a longitudinal movement to said tubular shaft and a rotary movement to the other shaft.

2. A control mechanism for motor vehicles comprising a central shaft and a tubular shaft carried by the central shaft, said tubular shaft being adapted by a longitudinal movementto operate one vehicle mechanism and the other shaft by a rotary'movement another vehicle mechanism, and asingle hand wheel for rotating said central shaft and for imparting a longitudinal movement to the othervshaft.

3. A control mechanism comprising a central shaft, a hollow shaft mounted on said central shaft, said central shaft being adapted to operate one vehicle mechanism by a rotative movement and the other shaft another mechanism by aplongitudinal Inovement, a single hand wheel for operating both shafts, a second hollow shaft surrounding the first hollow shaft for operating a third vehicle mechanism, and another hand wheel said tubular shaft for reciprocating the same for actuating said second hollow shaft. and for rotating both shafts. 1o 1. A control mechanism for motor vehi- In testimony whereof I hereunto Set my cles, comprising a tubular shaft for operathand. 5 ing one vehicle mechanism, a central shaft LELAND F. GOODSPEED. located within said tubular shaft and hav- Witnesses: ing a sliding but non-rotatable connection B. A. OLIVER,

lhe'mvith, and a single handle fastened to A. M. CLEMENTS. 

